Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Known For

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Self

A Man's Story

Self

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

Self (archive footage)

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Self

Rather

Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

King in the Wilderness

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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

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